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See also: Koppen
Danish
Noun
koppen c
Dutch
Etymology
From kop.
Pronunciation
Verb
koppen
- to strike with the head; as in soccer, to head (the ball)
- De voetballer kopte de bal direct binnen
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- (of newspapers) to run a headline
- De krant kopte "Meer vertrouwen in de economie".
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- (horticulture) to deadhead
- Als je je petunia's kopt, zullen ze er langer goed uitzien.
- If you deadhead your petunias, they will look good for longer.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- inkoppen
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: kòp
Noun
koppen
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German
Etymology
Middle High German koppen (“to spit”)
Pronunciation
Verb
koppen (weak, third-person singular present koppt, past tense koppte, past participle gekoppt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, of a horse) to crib
- 1937, Valentin Stang, David Wirth, Tierheilkunde und Tierzucht, volume 11, Urban & Schwarzenberg, page 335:
- Es verblieb dort ein volles Halbjahr, ohne daß es je gekoppt hätte. Als es dann in einen Stand mit schmalrandiger Krippe gestellt wurde, begann das Pferd sogleich das Koppen wieder auszuüben.
- It stayed there for a full six months without ever cribbing. When it was then placed in a stand with a narrow-rimmed crib, the horse immediately began to suck wind again.
- (intransitive, archaic) to belch
- Synonym: rülpsen
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Noun
koppen m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
koppen m
Plautdietsch
Etymology
Verb
koppen
Derived terms
- aufkoppen
- dreikoppen
- nekjkoppen
- scheddakoppen
Swedish
Noun
koppen
West Frisian
Noun
koppen
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